Notes from short presentation to Urban Commons Working Group at Green Academy 2012 by Heinrich Böll Foundation Croatia. Nenad Maljković, Vis, Croatia September 1, 2012

1. (flipchart notes are in red; scroll to the last page for links to more information)
Transition Town
City
Neighbourhood
Village
Island
…
Transition initiative - a place where there's a community-led process that helps that town / village /
city / neighbourhood become stronger and happier.
Transition movement - bottom-up, open source model for social change aimed towards large scale
behavioural change, localization and resilience.
What transition?
http://www.transitionnetwork.org/support/what-transition-initiative
Before / Away from
After / Towards
Disclaimer
&
Cheerful Disclaimer!
Just in case you were under the impression that Transition is a process defined by people who have
all the answers, you need to be aware of a key fact.
We truly don't know if this will work. Transition is a social experiment on a massive scale.
What we are convinced of is this:
• if we wait for the governments, it'll be too little, too late
• if we act as individuals, it'll be too little
• but if we act as communities, it might just be enough, just in time.
Origins:
Permaculture, Australia, mid-1970s - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture
Kinsale, Ireland, 2005 - http://www.transitiontownkinsale.org/
Totnes, England, 2006 - http://www.transitiontowntotnes.org/

2. Earth Care
People Care
Fair Share
TBL / 3P
People
Planet
Profit
Drivers:
• climate chaos
• peak oil (peak everything)
• lower energy future = low tech future
Transition model:
1. Starting-out
2. Deepening
3. Connecting
4. Building
5. Daring to dream
book “The Transition Companion” - http://transitionculture.org/shop/the-transition-companion/
Practical manifestation:
• Food
• Building and housing
• Transport
• Energy
• Business and livelihoods
• Economy
• Governance
• Inner transition
weak ties / strong ties
group / community size
PIMBY effect

3. More info:
In Transition 1.0 (documentary, online)
http://dotsub.com/view/07616588-1317-4827-ba7d-06209f2b26aa
In Transition 2.0 (documentary, DVD or screening)
http://www.intransitionmovie.com/
Surfing the Waves of Change (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdv_iAa5rnk
Rob Hopkins:
- blog
www.transitionculture.org
- TEDxExeter talk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3L9n20myqk
Transition Network (central hub)
www.transitionnetwork.org
Nenad Maljković
nenad.maljkovic@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/nenad.maljkovic
www.facebook.com/kulturnikreativci.hr